to feel uneasy about my son reading Enid Blyton books

[frances5]

My son wants me to read him a book called the "Wishing Chair", I have read two chapters of it and it has a pixie in it called "Chinky". To make it worst the drawing of "Chinky" shows an elf like creature with slitted eyes. However I think my son is totally and utter oblivous to this.

Admitally Enid Blyton lived 50 years ago when people didn't know better. But do you think I am making a mistake letting my son enjoy this book? He is even trying to read it himself that he is so desperate to know what happens next.

When my son chose this book I had no idea that it had a pixie in it called "Chinky" other wise I would have diverted him towards something like Ronald Dahl.

can I be smug and say I am sober

Feel like I am hungover tho (ms)

There is a thread for over parenting by the way........

hey, watch it quattro. internet emotions scare me

unless of argumentative nature

lol @ awen being sober

slightly worrying though

does hugely hormonal count?

If my parents had banned ANY books I would not have been as popular at school as I took Harold Robins 'Betsy' in so they could read the dirty bits.

I am just grateful to my parents for a lifelong love of reading.

what, are you pregnenant?

So those who disagree with not letting your children read these books, surely you control to a certain extent what your children are exposed to?

I choose to a certain extent what my child is exposed to (hey its easy atm as he's only 2 ) that is part of parenting and teaching your child the moral lessons you want them to learn (not all of it but part of it).

Disclaimer: I also don't think that everyone who lets their child read EB is a foaming at the mouth racist and sexist pig.

Shno need ta be scared pointy

BTW there are no dirty bits in EB.

Unless of course you count the great unwashed children from the village.

TA, am laughing

actaully, I don't control what stuff my kids read at all. They just happen never to have found chinky the fucking sliited eye elf.

OMG, you don't think that my parents gave me 'Betsy' to read do you??

I nicked it off the shelf from Dads room along with the Pan Horror books.

My mum censored what I could read (she hates Roald Dahl - though we were allowed to read them once we hit about 10 or 11). She has a library of books she lends out to children (she teaches from home) and reads every one first and only passes on those she thinks are acceptable.

Though I had an advanced reading age, and once I got to 10 or 11 I was reading some reasonably unsuitable adult material (though not sure if she knew about it).

I have censored a part of ds's reading tbh .. when in local shop he saw FHM type magazines, exclaimed 'look mummy, nakey layydies'.. I did usher him away and not indulge him in that reading material,

TA I don't think that people who let their children read EB are mouth foaming card carrying members of the BNP either.

But I do think they do it for sentimental reasons rather than trying to guide them to better and altogether nicer books.

yes pointy dog

mmmmmmm, not getting a good mental image of youe mum , dillo

i had a trip down memory lane and got a book of short childrens stories by EB to read to dd(sn) have to say I gave up after reding one where the teddy got hit by the other toys for being naughty!!!
but when it comes to telling ds who is nt what books he can and can't read I draw the line

Well presumably he couldn't reach them ..

well, I am sorry, then. Didn't mean to argue with an over emotional pregant person

Congrats Awen!

oh I agree with that Q.

Now ds has got to an age where he is more aware of things (and repeating them) it surprises me how much e.g. music I listen to without ever considering the lyrics for example.

Was searching for a child suitable dvd for him to watch the other day. The only thing we had in a house full of dvds was shrek.

1 film out of about 200. I had never noticed that/considered it before.

(He was ill, I wanted something that would keep him entertained and I was sick of CBeebies).

Balls - he could reach them alrigth - they werent on the top shelf.

Pointydog.. grr me.. over emotional .. didnt mean to come across as sneery either (def not me) Just strong views too